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Yes, please. I remember being introduced to this dish in the early 80s when my brother, living in Amsterdam for a time, took a summer vacation in Egypt. Needless to say he was smitten with the country, sights and sounds, and fell in love with Eypgtian cuisine- particularly, “falafels”- I was a vegetarian at the …

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world cuisine -“a style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment.” we will explore foods enjoyed all over the world as well as world cuisine -“a style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country or region.” we will also learn about the history of …

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Recipes are by nature derivative and meant to be shared – that is how they improve, are changed, how new ideas are formed. To stop a recipe in it’s tracks, to label it “secret” just seems mean.” ― Molly Wizenberg

Click on (Sebastian’s pic), the pug-nose culinary icon above, and discover the true meaning of Oates quote, ” [w]hen poets – write about food it is usually celebratory. Food as the thing-in-itself, but also the thoughtful preparation of meals, the serving of meals, meals communally shared: a sense of the sacred in the profane. ” …

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